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Homicide in Kansas City, KS at 10th and Ivandale.

Eighteen year old boy killed a Seventeen year old boy in Independence, MO.

(Multiply the above many many many times across the country)

The drum beats of war are sounding out of Washington, D.C and North Korea.

China is preparing its troops for Winter war.

Refugees are streaming out of the countries that are saturated with local violence.

These are just the headlines I looked at this morning.

I have just one question ... "Do WE even CARE about Human Life any more???"

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